Skiing figure



Dec. 12, 1939. c. D. MCINTYRE SKIING FIGURE Filed Sept. 21, 1958 Charles1]. M 1111 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS.

Patented Dec. 12, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE 2,183,144 SKIINGFIGURE Charles D'. McIntyre, Portland, Oreg.

Application September 21, 1938, Serial No. 231,081

4 Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in game apparatus and moreparticularly to a skiing and jumping figure which may be employed inplaying games or as a toy.

An important object of the invention. is to provide a figure includingan upright body member and a pair of runner members secured to the bodymember and simulating a skier or ski jumper mounted on skis.

Another object of the invention is to provide a skiing and jumpingfigure which may be adjusted to alter the distribution of Weight orcenter of gravity of the figure.

A further object is to provide a skiing and. jumping figure having a lowcenter of gravity.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a figure includinga body part and ski or runner parts including flexible shoe-likeportions forming loose connections between the runner parts and the bodypart and permitting of movement therebetween similar to that whichoccurs between the skis and feet of a skier while skiing or jumping.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentduring the course of the following detailed description, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, forming a part of thisspecification, and in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a ski-jumping slide and showing theskiing and jumping figure thereon- Figure 2 is a view in side elevationof the skiing and jumping figure.

Figure 3 is a view partly in front elevation and partly in verticaltransverse section of the skiing and jumping figure.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of one of the skiing or runner membersforming a part of the skiing figure,

Figure 5 is an enlarged view in longitudinal section taken on the line55 of Figure 4.

In the drawing, which for the purpose of illustration shows only apreferred embodiment of the invention and wherein similar referencecharacters denote corresponding parts thruout the several views, Adesignates a ski-jumping slide and B the skiing and jumping figure.

The slide A may provide a runway Ill supported 50 by a suitable frame Il and preferably interrupted to provide a jumping gap l2. For a detaileddescription of the slide A, attention is invited to my application forU. S. patent, Serial Number 231,080, filed September 21, 1938.

55 Referring now to the skiing and jumping figure B, the same includesan upright body generally designated by the numeral l5, and ski orrunner members generally designated by the numeral It.

The body l5 may be formed of any suitable material, such as wood. In theexample shown, there is provided a main section I! forming a waist l8,shoulders I9, neck 20 and head 2|. The opposite sides 22 of the waistextend upwardly to the shoulders l9 in substantially parallel planes.Extending between the sides 22 adjacent the shoulders I9 is a bore 23thru which is threaded a resilient member 24, preferably formed of aplurality of rubber strips 25. These strips at their end portions arethreaded thru openings 26 in the upper or shoulder ends 21 of the arms28. and are knotted to provide enlargements 29 bearing against theshoulder ends of the arms and urging the fiat insides 30 of the armsinto engagement with the parallel sides 22 of the waist. Secured to thedihedrally disposed surfaces 3| at the lower or thigh end of the waistl8, as by glue 32, are divergent upper leg sections 33 secured atdihedral angular knee joints 34, as by glue 35, to spaced parallel lowerleg sections 36 terminating in forwardly extending feet 31.

As for the ski or runner members l6, each may be formed of a fiatelongated strip 40 having an upturned forward end portion 4|, the sides42 of which converge as shown in Figure 4. Intermediate its ends, eachski or runner member is weighted with suitable material, such as lead.In the example shown more particularly in Figures 4 and 5 of thedrawing, there is secured to the upper surface of the ski member I 6, asby glue 43, an elongate lead strip 44, of a width equal to that of theski member. Secured to the upper surface of the strip 44, andintermediate its ends, as by glue 45, is a block 46 constituting a treadmember, including sides 41 and a rounded rear wall 48 to which areattached, as by glue 49, a shoe 5!] formed of sheet leather andprojecting upwardly of the tread member, the forward marginal edges 5|.of the upper portion of the leather sheet being provided with lacingcord or string 52, which serves to draw the opposite sides of the shoe50 about a given foot 31 of the figure when the foot is disposed on thetread member.

As a game, the object is to cause the skiing figure B to descend asuitable inclined surface, such as the slide A, while facing forwardlyand without falling down.

As an example, if the figure descends without turning around, the playerscores 25 points; if the figure descends backwardly, the player scores10 points, and if the figure falls down, the player scores nothing.

The player may make adjustments to alter the distribution of weight oraifect the path of descent. For instance, the arms 28 may be swungforwardly, as illustrated in Figure 2, in order to shift the center ofgravity of the skiing figure forwardly and upwardly, it being understoodthat the elastic strips 25 are sufiiciently tensioned to hold the armsin any desired pivotal relation due to the frictional engagement of thearm insides 30 with the sides 22 of the body. The ski member may also beadjusted relative to the feet 31 so as to tie in or out, etc., due tothe loose fit of the shoes 50 and because the feet 31 are somewhatnarrower than the tread members 41.

It will therefore be seen that a figure toy has been provided which isadjustable to simulate various postures of a skier and to imitate themanner in which the skis are controlled by a skier to regulate thedirection and speed of travel of the skier.

Various changes may be made in the form of invention herein shown anddescribed, without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A skiing toy comprising, in combination, a pair of skis and a figuresimulating a skier mount-- ed on said skis, said figure including a mainbody portion and a limb portion adjustably secured to the main bodyportion and movable to alter the distribution of weight of the figure.

2. The combination with a figure simulating a skier and including spacedparallel foot portions, of a pair .of ski members including treadportions on which said foot portions are disposed and flexible meanssecuring said ski members to said foot portions, said ski members beingadjustable through said flexible means whereby to alter the skiingqualities of said ski members.

3. The combination with a figure simulating a skier and including spacedparallel foot portions, of a pair of ski members including treadportions on which said foot portions are disposed, flexible shoe-likemembers secured to said tread portions and having opposite sidesextending upwardly and inwardly in spaced relation to opposite sides ofsaid foot portions and in binding relation to the tops of said footportions, whereby to secure said ski members against casual displacementin any of a plurality of adjusted positions relative to said footportions.

4. The combination with a figure simulating a skier and including spacedparallel foot portions,

of a pair of ski members including tread portions l on which said footportions are disposed, said tread portions being weighted withrelatively heavy strip material disposed longitudinally of the skimembers.

CHARLES D. MCINTYRE.

